argali

American  

[ahr-guh-lee] / ˈɑr gə li /

noun

• argali
  plural

1. a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.

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argali British  

/ ˈɑːɡəlɪ /

noun

1. a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, inhabiting semidesert regions in central Asia: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. It is the largest of the sheep, having massive horns in the male, which may almost form a circle

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• argali
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of argali

First recorded in 1770–80; from Mongolian: “female mountain sheep”

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Example Sentences

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argali

Between 2013 and 2021, with at least five co-conspirators, Schubarth imported “parts of” Kyrgyzstan’s large, endangered Marco Polo argali sheep to the U.S., which he then sent to labs to create 165 cloned embryos.

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2024

They then compared it with modern head-butters: muskoxen, argali mountain sheep and Himalayan blue sheep.

From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022

Although people in the region have long been classified as herders, Taylor’s team discovered an icy killing ground of argali sheep, along with the spears and arrows used to slay them.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2021

Nine stuffed animal heads -- argali sheep, wild boar, antelope, brown bear -- grace one wall in the foyer.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2010

Of this useful creature there are many varieties, all of which are supposed to have sprung from the argali, which is found in Asia, Europe, and America.

From Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich

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